News archive from 23 January 2012

The address, attended by Socialist Party top-brass and some showbiz celebrities, was more an exercise in presidential style than substance.
Without announcing any new election proposals, the man who hopes to unseat Sarkozy on May 6 did not mention his...

But its very success - with the market-leading iPad and the voice-enabled iPhone 4S - is luring cheaper rivals to the surface.
Google Inc's Android, launched a few years ago and taking aim squarely at the high-end iOS, continues to attract cellphone...

The carrier USS Abraham Lincoln completed a "regular and routine" passage through the strait, a critical gateway for the region's oil exports, "as previously scheduled and without incident," said Lieutenant Rebecca Rebarich, a...

Resolving the issue of a Greek debt swap is key to putting Athens' debt on a sustainable path and avoiding a chaotic default that could threaten the whole currency bloc.
After several rounds of talks, Greece and its private creditors are converging on...

Chief negotiators for Greece's private creditors left Athens on Saturday without a deal on a debt-swap plan that is vital to avert a chaotic default, sources close to the talks told Reuters.
A technical team stayed in the Greek capital to work on...

Football: A compelling contest at Ashburton Grove ended with one side's title credentials strengthened and the other left reflecting on a campaign that has lurched from one crisis to another.
A late strike from Manchester United's Danny Welbeck...

SARACENS have ruled out taking their Heineken Cup quarter-final to Wembley  but may still take their tie against French giants Clermont Auvergne away from Vicarage Road. The Premiership champions beat Treviso 26-20 in Italy yesterday to win Pool...

BEN FODEN believes England have found a coach in Stuart Lancaster who can provide the creative spark that was so clearly missing at last years World Cup. Foden hopes interim coach Lancaster will breathe new life into the England side following...

THE will to win is not enough in sport; it has to be a savage desire and Kim Clijsters showed exactly that quality as she refused to bow to pain to stay in the Australian Open. Na Li had the will but not the bottle, while Clijsters decided as she...

MO FARAH is a mere world champion among legends here in Iten  so much so that the locals dont even get his name right. When Farah goes running along the red, dusty tracks he is followed by an impromptu training group of both children and...

NIKICA JELAVICS hopes of a dream move to Liverpool could be crushed by Anfield director of football Damien Comolli. The Croatian international is on a list of possible January targets that manager Kenny Dalglish is considering  although Comolli...

LEEDS UNITED have moved to hi-jack Rangers bid to land Enar Jaager  as Dutch midfielder Luigi Bruins jets in to try and win a deal at Ibrox. Express Sport can reveal that United boss Simon Grayson wants the out-of-contract defender down at Elland...

JERMAINE GRANDISON has vowed to make up for the loss of Shane Cansdell-Sherriff and boost Shrewsburys bid for automatic promotion.
Shrews fear the worst for their longest serving defender after Cansdell-Sherriff badly dislocated his left shoulder in...

WALES have a team in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup, unlike last year. But the journey may well end there. After botching two late attacking lineouts that could have brought a try and victory in the group, Cardiff Blues can fear the worst...